The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 113, Issue 2 , Pages 307-314 , February 2004

Effects of dog ownership and genotype on immune development and atopy in infancy

  • James E Gern, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James E. Gern, MD, K4/918 CSC, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-9988
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  • Claudia L Reardon, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Sabine Hoffjan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill, USA
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  • Dan Nicolae, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill, USA
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  • Zhanhai Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Kathy A Roberg, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • William A Neaville, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Kirstin Carlson-Dakes, RN, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Kiva Adler, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Rebekah Hamilton, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Elizabeth Anderson, RN, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Stephanie Gilbertson-White, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Christopher Tisler, BS, ASCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Douglas DaSilva, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Kelly Anklam, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Lance D Mikus, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Louis A Rosenthal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Carole Ober, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill, USA
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  • Ronald Gangnon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
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  • Robert F Lemanske Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wis, USA

Received 13 June 2003 ,Revised 27 October 2003 ,Accepted 17 November 2003.

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☆ Supported by NIH grants #1R01HL61879-01 and P01 HL70831-01, with additional funding from The University of Wisconsin General Clinical Research Center (NIH/NCRR 2 M01 RR03186-16), Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School, and Medical School, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Medimmune, and Merck & Co.

PII: S0091-6749(03)02679-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.11.017

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 113, Issue 2 , Pages 307-314 , February 2004

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